French niche line Les Parfums de Rosine has launched Glam Rose, a new leathery fruity floral for women...

Parfumerie Generale Praliné de Santal

Parfumerie Generale, to my mind, is a niche house you really should know if you're at all into oddball little gourmands — candy for grownups, if you will. Praliné de Santal is one of their more recent launches, and it's a limited edition, so if you want some, think sooner rather than later.

I loved it right away...

Les Parfums de Rosine has launched Clair Matin, a new limited edition fragrance inspired by a salmon-pink climbing rose...

Secrets de Rose is a new fragrance from Les Parfums de Rosine — at least, fairly new, since Rosine's releases usually travel to the United States at a leisurely pace. This Eau de Parfum, described as "a rose in black…mysterious and disturbing," was created in 2009 by perfumer François Robert. It is an "amber floral" with top notes of plum, liquorice, rose essence, bitter orange, and saffron; heart notes of magnolia, ylang, rose absolute, white jasmine, and seeds of cumin; and base notes of sandalwood, Himalaya oak moss, amber resin, labdanum, and musk.

Les Parfums de Rosine has designated Secrets de Rose as the "seductress" of its fragrance family, but this scent really isn't as heady or animalic as the promotional text would have us believe. Its opening note of bitter orange, accompanied by a breath of cumin and anise, is almost androgynous; there's also a hint of something that I can't place, except that it reads as "sour green" to my nose (perhaps galbanum?). Within a half hour, however, Secrets de Rose blooms into a feminine rose-saffron heart that's smoothly blended and long lasting. A little saffron goes a long way in my personal preferences...

Even though I've finally finished my years (and years) of higher education, I still think of autumn as a season of "back to school" anticipation, complete with new books, new shoes, and new friendships — as well as the renewal of older friendships. Angela's recent post describing her fragrance collection as a group of friends made me smile and made me look at my own fall fragrance line-up in a similar way.

Les Parfums de Rosine Poussière de Rose was one of my first "niche" perfume purchases, and it's still one of my closest fragrance "companions." I actually wear it from fall through spring, because it always feels right. It reminds me of rose potpourri in a cedar box; very nostalgic. We're two of a kind.

Rochas Tocade is another longtime acquaintance, a rose-and-vanilla floriental that I bring back into rotation every autumn. It can feel a bit overdressed sometimes, and it's definitely not shy, but I always know I can rely on it to boost my confidence for a night out.

Ormonde Jane Ta’if is a more recent arrival to my perfume wardrobe...

French niche line Les Parfums de Rosine has launched Rosissimo, the line's third fragrance for men (following Rose d'Homme and Twill Rose).

Rosissimo is a men’s perfume created to echo the originality of many garden roses emanating...

Les Parfums de Rosine will launch Une Rose au Bord de la Mer in May. The new limited edition fragrance 'tells the story of a fantastic summer vacation'...

The fragrance notes feature bitter orange, plum, rose, saffron, licorice...

Les Parfums de Rosine

Beautiful days are back and La Rose de Rosine metamorphoses in an Eau Fraîche, a more lively, light and sweet fragrance: LA ROSE LEGERE.

The top note is gently kicked by a wild strawberry and is mixing the green and grinding blackcurrant, the acidulous and fresh bergamot and the sweet neroli...

We imagine silk rustles, babblings and downed laughter, one thousand one delicate and tender delicacies, bouquets of languid roses distilling their pleasant perfume...